This page is for Abel, Charlie, Anne and Caitlin
So there are 3 sections and 4 of us. I can do 15.2 all the way up until "Written Tradition." Could the next person do from 15.2 "Written Tradition" until 15.3 "Drumming." The next person could do from 15.3 "Drumming" until 15.4 "Masks." The final person could do from 15.4 "Masks" until the end of the chapter (not including the chapter summary). I'm going to start the first park so you can chose which part you want to do.
-Caitlin
That works out perfectly! Thanks Caitlin! I will do from written 15.2 "Written Tradition" and stop before 15.3 "Drumming"
-Annie
I will 15.3 Drumming to 15.4 Masks! -Charlie R.
15.2 West African Oral and Written Traditions: o Griots: Record Keepers of the People: · “a verbal artist of the Mande people” · “poet-musicians” · tell stories, sing songs of praise, & recite poems · perform dance, music, & drama · educate audiences w/ history accounts & genealogies (“histories of people’s ancestry”) · every village had its own groit · memorized important events · could recite: births, deaths, marriages, battles, hunts, and coronations of kings · passed from griot to griot · rulers relied on them as trusted advisors · most cherished griot history is the story of Sundjata Keita · art of the griots is still alive today · “some of the most famous stars in West African popular music are griots” o Folktales: · used to pass along history and teach morals & values · “brought to the Americas by West Africans who were sold into slavery” · “trickster” tales tell of clever animals or humans who outsmart others · popular in many cultures o Proverbs: · popular sayings · use images from everyday life to give advice or express ideas · tell a great deal about wisdom & values of West Africans · one shows the value that Africans place on stories: “A good story is like a garden carried in the pocket.” · one shows importance of oral tradition: “Every time an old man dies, it is as if a library has burnt down.” All of the above have been done by Caitlin.
o Written Tradition:
published works
preserved in moscoes and Qur'anic schools
15.2 West African Music
communicates ideas, values, feelings, etc.
for important occasions and historic events
influence Africa and World cultures
Call and Response
song style where the musician leads with a call and the group responds\
repeat this pattern
influenced American music such as rock and roll, rap, jazz, blues, gospel, etc.
So there are 3 sections and 4 of us. I can do 15.2 all the way up until "Written Tradition." Could the next person do from 15.2 "Written Tradition" until 15.3 "Drumming." The next person could do from 15.3 "Drumming" until 15.4 "Masks." The final person could do from 15.4 "Masks" until the end of the chapter (not including the chapter summary). I'm going to start the first park so you can chose which part you want to do.
-Caitlin
That works out perfectly! Thanks Caitlin! I will do from written 15.2 "Written Tradition" and stop before 15.3 "Drumming"
-Annie
I will 15.3 Drumming to 15.4 Masks!
-Charlie R.
15.2 West African Oral and Written Traditions:
o Griots: Record Keepers of the People:
· “a verbal artist of the Mande people”
· “poet-musicians”
· tell stories, sing songs of praise, & recite poems
· perform dance, music, & drama
· educate audiences w/ history accounts & genealogies (“histories of people’s ancestry”)
· every village had its own groit
· memorized important events
· could recite: births, deaths, marriages, battles, hunts, and coronations of kings
· passed from griot to griot
· rulers relied on them as trusted advisors
· most cherished griot history is the story of Sundjata Keita
· art of the griots is still alive today
· “some of the most famous stars in West African popular music are griots”
o Folktales:
· used to pass along history and teach morals & values
· “brought to the Americas by West Africans who were sold into slavery”
· “trickster” tales tell of clever animals or humans who outsmart others
· popular in many cultures
o Proverbs:
· popular sayings
· use images from everyday life to give advice or express ideas
· tell a great deal about wisdom & values of West Africans
· one shows the value that Africans place on stories: “A good story is like a garden carried in the pocket.”
· one shows importance of oral tradition: “Every time an old man dies, it is as if a library has burnt down.”
All of the above have been done by Caitlin.
o Written Tradition:
15.2 West African Music
communicates ideas, values, feelings, etc.
for important occasions and historic events
influence Africa and World cultures
Call and Response
song style where the musician leads with a call and the group responds\
repeat this pattern
influenced American music such as rock and roll, rap, jazz, blues, gospel, etc.
Musical Instruments
Balafon, Nyoni, Kora
Balafon
original griot instrument
made with wood bars
hit with mallet
Ngoni
small string instrument
hollowed out wood
most popular string instrument in Mali
Kora
harp-like instrument with 21 strings
introduced to world
All of the above was done by Annie